Evergreen Nursery was founded in 1864 by George Pinney. The first shipments of plants consisted of evergreen seedlings he harvested from Door counties forests and swamps. In those days, the only means of shipping from Sturgeon Bay was by boat. The product first had to travel to Chicago on Goodrich steamers and then was distributed cross country by rail. At the turn of the century, Evergreen became the "Township of Evergreen", boasting the first typewriter in the county, the first post office and the first secretary to run it. The nursery, which originated on less that an acre of land, has since expanded to 646 acres.

Controlling interest in the nursery remained in the Pinney family until September of 2001. At that time, Tom Pinney Jr. the great-grandson of George Pinney retired. Ron Amos, who had served as the greenhouse manager, took over ownership since 1982 and now serves as president. In January of 2002, Dave Pfeffer became a partner in the company. He has been with the nursery in various capacities since 1986 and now serves as vice president.

Yearly production for planting and sales now includes 1.3 million Gro-Plugs®, 450 thousand 1 quart liners, 255 thousand bare root evergreens and 185 thousand bare root birch. We now offer a complete line of #2, #3 and #5 deciduous containers and #2 and #7 evergreen containers as well as 1 gallon perennials.

Currently Evergreen Nursery is home to nearly 30 full time employees.

Last year we delivered nursery stock to 24 states via our own trucks and shipped product by alternate means to nearly every state and several Canadian provinces.

At Evergreen Nursery we are committed to continuing the tradition that began back in 1864 and are working hard to provide you with liners of the highest quality coupled with friendly attentive customer service. 

                  Ron Amos -President/Owner          Dave Pfeffer - Vice President/Owner